Corporate Body
Department of Health (1921 - 1987)
Commonwealth of Australia
- From
- 7 March 1921
Phillip, Australian Capital Territory, Australia - To
- 24 July 1987
- Functions
- Advisory or regulatory body, Health Industry, Health Insurance, Indigenous Affairs, Dental Services, Hospitals or Clinics, Quarantine and Medical Research
- Reference No
- CA 17
- Legal Status
- Agency of the Commonwealth of Australia
- Location
- Phillip, Australian Capital Territory
Summary
The Department of Health was established in March 1921. Functions controlled by the Department included dental services, health, quarantine, repatriation and medical research. In July 1987 the Department was abolished.
Related entries
Published resources
Books
- Cumpston, J. H. L., The health of the people: a study in federalism (Canberra: Roebuck Society, 1978), 148 pp. Details
Journal Articles
- Finnane, Mark, 'Governing in a pandemic: law and government in Australia, 1919', Australian historical studies, 53 (2) (2022), 266-83. https://doi.org/10.1080/1031461X.2021.1920990. Details
- Roe, Michael, 'The establishment of the Australian Department of Health', Historical studies, 17 (76) (1976), 176-92. Details
Resources
- Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1475379. Details
Resource Sections
- 'Primary description of agency CA 17; Department of Health, Central Office, Registration of entity: 30 September 1987', in RecordSearch, National Archives of Australia, 2002, https://RecordSearch.naa.gov.au/scripts/AutoSearch.asp?Number=CA%2017. Details
Ailie Smith
Created: 19 December 2002, Last modified: 8 May 2006